Associate Professor Kodama Attends River Environment Conservation Monitor Conference Hosted by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism

On September 10, 2024, Associate Professor Kodama of the Institute of Freshwater Biology participated in the River Environment Conservation Monitor Conference for the Chikuma River Office of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism regarding construction projects that will affect the river channel as the person in charge of fish. She visited the proposed sites for flood control basins, river channel excavation, and public tree cutting in the Chikuma River basin, and gave her opinion on the project plan from the perspective of river environment conservation for fish. This project was established as an emergency flood control measure in response to the East Japan Typhoon that caused severe damage in 2019, and is being implemented with reference to the ecological perspective of fish, birds, and plants. With the aim of achieving both flood control and nature restoration, river project plans are being implemented that also aim to provide a multi-nature environment and environmental education.